Is this an authentic Balmain

Hi everyone, been lurking here for quite some time so I thought it's about time that I start posting.

About a moth ago, I purchased a grey Balmain blazer off ebay, the seller assured me that it's guaranteed to be 100% authentic, upon un-boxing it, the blazer was fine and felt great to me, the stitching, material...etc was fine, however, the thing that felt off was the eagle brooch that came with the blazer, somehow it looked...cheap, I just couldn't understand how such an expensive piece could come with such a poor hardware, I payed $900+ shipping and it is said to retail for about $3500, I uploaded detailed pictures for you guys to take a look at it, please don't hesitate to ask for more detailed pictures in case you need them to verify the piece's authenticity.

The brooch is almost as big as your hand! Surely it is just a marketing/branding device rather than an actual piece of jewelry. Did you expect it to be solid silver? You have a jacket with original tags from Mr. Porter so what are the odds someone faked these? If you are worried about having purchased a counterfeit you should not be focussing on that ugly bird but rather comparing the manufacturers tag to legitimate products.

The brooch is almost as big as your hand! Surely it is just a marketing/branding device rather than an actual piece of jewelry. Did you expect it to be solid silver? You have a jacket with original tags from Mr. Porter so what are the odds someone faked these? If you are worried about having purchased a counterfeit you should not be focussing on that ugly bird but rather comparing the manufacturers tag to legitimate products.

lol, I didn't expect it to be solid silver, but I expect it it to look a little better overall, but I guess the whole weight argument makes sense.

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Originally Posted by Patek

Yes, the bird goes in the rubbish.
Overall, how does the jacket fit?

Fits quite well actually, although it's quite small for a size 50, I usually wear somewhere between 46 and 48, and this one fits just fine.